DA hike 2026 is the big announcement from the Union Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The Cabinet approved a 3 percentage point increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) for central government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) for pensioners, taking both from 60% to 63% of basic pay or pension, with effect from July 1, 2026. The same meeting also approved three new schemes: a ₹10,000 crore container manufacturing scheme, a ₹1,856 crore sports goods manufacturing scheme and the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Gram Swaraj Yojana for village development. Here is…
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